Pandemic

level) and then into a pandemic(affecting on a global level). Disease is spreading from local to global levels at an increasing rate and if it continues many people will suffer and or die. This occurrence is making it more necessary for the government, medical leaders, religious leaders and regular citizen attempt to prevent the spread as well as educate them over the diseases to prevent future damage. To demonstrate several views of the matter she includes “The Age of Pandemics (458-62)” by…

The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people. The Black Death itself caused more than 30 percent of the population in Europe and the Middle East to die (Doc. 2). This contagious epidemic caused its victims to die within three days (Doc. 3). The symptoms of the disease included swelling beneath armpits and the spitting of blood. Yet, the responses of Christians and Muslims were different even though…

Kevin Nguyen Ms. Barton English II 25 August 2017 Medical World of the Middle Ages When talking about the Middle Ages, most think of knights in shining armor or kingdoms, but one thing most people miss is that the Middle Ages was just as similar to our society. The two time periods can be identified as similar because of one common issue, poverty. Those who struggled during the Middle Ages faced the same issues as those who are less fortunate in our current society. Although the two eras can…

There is a deadly disease that is quickly plaguing this world, a pandemic that is responsible for taking incomprehensible amounts of lives. This disease leaves millions of kids stranded while ripping many families apart. It then leaves the split families and the stranded children to languish in poverty, many detrimental situations, and uncertainty. The children are, then, left alone in this cruel world to make mature decisions despite them being just children. This disease is widely known as…

The plague arrived by ship in October of 1347. The tragedy was extraordinary, killing around 60 percent of Europe’s entire population. About 50 million people were killed because of the plague in a seven year time span. Understandably, citizens were terrified that the disease was coming for their own village. The plague caused great panic and terror around all of Europe. People were never able to feel safe during this devastating time period. The plague can be transmitted by contaminated food or…

The two topics that I have chosen for our next “Cause” essay are, the pandemic of homelessness, and the irrationality of our legal system charging minors as adults. First, the pandemic of homelessness effects millions of individuals, and families across America, and the globe every day. The causes include, but are not limited to, lack of affordable housing, living below the poverty line, unemployment, substance abuse, divorce, and the death of a loved one. The severity of this issue is…

The Black Plague can be described as one of the worst disasters to ever hit mankind, claiming the lives of more than 25 million people in Europe during the 14th century (Benedictow 2005). It took only four short years for the Black Death to inflict its wrath from Asia to almost all of Europe because of the availability of commerce routes (McMullin 2003). The plague not only claimed the lives of so many, but it depressed the economy (Benedictow 2005). Massive labor shortages due to high rates…

After the virus spread from military camps into the city, it raged throughout the city. In Philadelphia, the shortage of doctors made the city vulnerable to the outbreak. Over 800 doctors and nurses were helping with the war, causing the shortage. More volunteers and medical professionals were called overseas, leaving less help for the citizens. With this shortage, the flu was not contained causing it to spread faster. Around this time, many jobs in shipbuilding opened up in Philadelphia. The…

Viruses; Who is the Beholder? The greatest threat to humanity can’t be seen by the untrained eye. It could lay dormant for millions of years and evolve into the most terrifying form of itself. These infectious viruses create worldwide terror. The 2011 film Contagion by Steven Soderbergh does an incredible but also frightening job of revealing how a lethal virus would impact the Earth. The deadly virus started in nature, transported around the world through fomites and living creatures, and then…

The Black Death was considered as one of the most devastating pandemics in world history. It began in Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s. The plague killed 75 millions of people and killed two thirds of Europe’s population. People were getting affected by the disease and dying each day. The aftermath let the civilians to began to question which led to the Renaissance and the Church losing its power. The Black Death originated from China and inner Asia, the Black Death decimated the…